New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-06
WHAT CoIORED WOMEN ARE DOING.

THEIR PRACTICAL AND CREDrTABLE PROGRESS.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-The women OF the
colored race are more than keeping pace with the
general progress OF events. Among them may be found
physicians artls GERS journalists, noted teachers
preachers, missionaries and women OF affairs. Prob
ably the colorod woman who has achieved the most
marked success is Miss Edmonia Lewis, the sculptor
The best work of Miss Lewis IL in En- land. The
Marquis OF Butte purchased her Madonni and Child
and " The Old AFRO Tmakcr and his Daughter" by
her ability aud worth che has many warm friends
She is now an occupant of Canoyas studio at Rome.
The first Sundav-schooi in New-York City was
started by coiored women. The year WAS 1913.
HapDy Ferguson was poor African woman who had
never heard of Robert Rsikes an, other Sunday
worker There was a school devoted Ia the purposes
OF secular education OF youth on sundays and this
may I'VE been here the devout woman got her idea
of the school to which she lave religious com
ple Sion Tho first colorcd women who succeeded IN
making an imprint upon tho history of this country
were Jenny Slew. of Ipswich. and Elizabeth Freeman,
OF Sheffield, Mass They sued for their liberty under
the Bay State Bill OF Rights got it, and lived tree
women the rest of their lives. Their excited
great interest the time, from tho fact that women
should have taken the bold step.
There have been MANY colored women who have
done the world good Among these are
Amanda Smith, the we-known missionary, who had
labored in this cuntry and in Africa Mas Charlotte
tribntor to the I" Atauhc Monthly y; Miss Cordclii
Jennings who instrumental In having the private
schools OF Philadelphia placed under public conrol i
MISS Lncy Moten, OF Washington. tho successful
principal of the Miner Normal School OF that citv;
and Mrs Henry High and Garnett, the widow OF the
d-tinc usbed minister OF that name, and one of New
York's most successful teachers. Miss Sarah NJ.
Douglass, pioneer teacher. taught tor bali century
In Philadelphia. Her lectures physiology md
hygiene delivered at tho Institute Tor Colored Youth,
became Justly popular with the intelligent people OF
that city. She joined tho Society of Friends and be-
came prominent among them Mrs. 4. r. w. barper
was lecturer in anti slavery days. Since that timo
she has contributed to the leading JOURNALS and re-
views edited by her own race. 10 The Independent
and to various temperance papers She IA at present
superintendent OF temperance work among the coored
people, aud also active member OF the Woman s
COngiess
Womans Department in "Ths Ne~-York Freeman.
the leading organ of the conred la this country
She also contributes special articles to Tho PhIla-
delphia Times" and several other journals Her hus
band IL a physician In good practice in Philadelphia
and was the nrst colored To graduate froui tho
medical department OF the University OF Pennsylvania
Mrs. Mossell In 81 ready writer, eood ghtherer OF
newa has literary iud gment md IN altogether clever
Mrs Fanny Jackson Coppn a graduate of Oberln
COLLEGE ana for manv years the successful principal
of the Institute for Coored Youth Philadelphia IL
an earnest worker In the establishment o' industrial
schools for the She il sso successtu lecturer
There two colored sOmen who are memoers OF
the bar-Miss Florence Ray. OF Ncw-York, and Mrs.
May Shadd Cary, OF Washington. Mrs Cary was
formerly Editor OF the Provincial Freeman" OF
Canada There are a large number OF oolored women
physicians. Tn best known among them are Rebecca
Cole, Caroline Anderson and Cousreo Clark. Two
active Journalists are Miss Caroline Bragg OF 4" he
Virginia Lancet" aud Mr.. T.. NJ. Lambert, OF The
ST. Mathews Lyceuui- Gazette. In Yo9o. Monsaus a
colored woman named Xile Ringgold has estab shcd
n reputation prospector. She ran thu hotel FIRST
opened there By attention TO business she has ac-
quireI valuable mining properties and bids fair to
become black bonanza queen.
Besides these women the race has representative
singers Ike Nine Seiika and Nine. Nellie Brown
Mitchell; and Miss Henrietta vnion Dave, Is elocu
tionst and protegc of Frederick Dous lass.
In the world OF business 4 should be noted that
Mrs. Catherine Blake. the colored woman who owns
the Kcnmnre Hotel at Albany. Is worth $l5OOOO.
The richest colored woman In America is Amanda
Eubanks OF Rome. Ga. VIII, pays taxes on 100000.
The property came 10 her by will from her whit-
father The next richest woman Is Mrs James
Thomas OF St Louis who owns the finest barber shop
In the world The Lrndcll," aud u assessed prop
ertv 10 the amount OF $500, 600. Mrs Breedan. OF
Marysy lie. Gal. has $i0,UOO deposited in san Fran
cisco banks. Mrs. NJ Carpenter. o. Wood lnds. in
the same State has $50 900 aui Mr.. Mary Peasants.
a San Francisco cJor-d woman. eight hou.es in
San Francisco, ranch ut San Mateo, and 40 900 in
Government bonds.
This Topsy o. to-day i quito unlike the Top-y Of
twenty-five wears ago. Instead of idle, ignorant
creature active. intelligent woman These few
pioneer OF the colored rHcc have great york
before them; ana IN tho task OF elcyating aud ed
ucating the great body q. the colOred women of
Amer ca de.erve and should have the active SYN
pathy. countcnanco and aud OF the -omen Of the
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